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2 NEWS BEAT KENYA’S No. 1 FREE NEWSPAPER News World Pressure mounts on Kericho P8 governor Leaders tell county boss to abandon push for referendum ROUND-UP OF DAY’S EVENTS UDF top officials cry foul Wrangles in the United Democratic(UDF) escalated yesterday after party officials accused external forces of destabilising the party. Led by party chairman Kassim Ali Sakwa, the officials claimed there was a bigger plot by the same forces to auction the party. He, however, did not name the external forces. Sakwa claimed the crusade to destroy the party is being led by a former suspended official, who he alleged failed to account for party funds. -SAMWEL OWINO The Technical University Mombasa varsity shut of Mombasa has been shut indefinitely to pave way for resolution of an accreditation dispute between the institution and the Engineering Board of Kenya. The closure was preceded by a two-day class boycott by the students. Vice Chancellor Josephat Mwatela directed all students residing within the university premises to leave immediately until further notice. -HARRISON KIVISU Ruto cash woes persist The Controller of Budget Agnes Odhiambo has written to Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto seeking more information on the use of a bank overdraft allegedly without the approval of the County Assembly. She has also raised concern over the failure by the governor to set up adequate internal audit department as required by the law. Ruto is among three former MPs mentioned adversely by the Auditor General in an annual counties’ report. - WANJOHI GITHAE WEATHERTODAY •Nairobi •Mombasa 29° • Kisumu • Nyeri 24° 28° • Wajir 23° 34° Ukraine truce in tatters P22 Pro-Russian fighters launch most deadly attack since deal signing, kills 9 government soldiers P23 County MP alarmed at schoolgirl pregnancies Women’s Rep calls for probe of Bungoma school after eight expectant students drop out Farmhand explains why he caned Raila at Kwale rally VIP attack Suspect says he was angered by leaders campaigning for plebiscite instead of addressing poverty Munira Mandano @PeopleDailyKe by Murimi Mutiga and I told police that Mudzomba could not do that, before they showed me the pictures which shocked me - Employer The man who whipped Cord leader Raila Odinga and Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya with a walking stick on Monday is a farmhand employed in Kinango area, whom villagers described as calm and a person of few words. Lengo Mudzomba, a 40-yearold bachelor, who grabbed news headlines after caning the former Prime Minister during a referendum rally at Kinango on Monday spoke out on why he engaged in the rash act. He spoke before police, who had earlier arrested and released him presuming him to be of unsound mind, seized and charged him in court with assault. Mudzomba told his employer yesterday that he had attacked Raila and Mvurya because they were “lying to Kenyans”. According to neighbours and his employer, Mudzomba told them he had taken the action because he was “fed-up with politicians misleading Kenyans on various issues, despite the numerous chal- even in any altercation with anyone. But he has always been blaming politicians for problems facing Kenyans,” she added. Nasim said when Mudzomba returned home in the evening, he looked calm and in deep thought, but did not tell anyone that he had attacked the VIPs. “I asked him how the meeting had been and he told me it was full of rhetoric and lies,” she said. Mudzomba was re-arrested Lengo Mudzomba (centre) with another suspect when he appeared in a Kinango court in Kwale county yesterday. PHOTO: MUNIRA MANDANO lenges facing the country”. His employer said Mudzomba had been complaining about politicians traversing the country pushing for a referendum instead of addressing challenges such as famine, poverty, unemployment and insecurity. Those who know him described him as “a man of few words who kept to himself”. Mudzomba works as a farmhand for Nasim Khan who lives near the dusty Kinango township. Nasim described Mudzomba as a hard- working man whom, she said, “would never harm anyone let alone fighting”. “I was surprised to hear that he had hit Raila with a stick. I told police that Mudzomba could not do that, until they showed me the pictures which left me in shock,” she said yesterday. She said Mudzomba had never shown any signs of being of unsound mind and had never used a walking stick despite walking with a limp on one leg. “All the time he has been living with me he has never engaged yesterday morning and appeared before Kwale Resident magistrate Christine Njagi where he was charged with three offences of assault and creating disturbance in public. The accused pleaded guilty to the offences, but immediately asked the court to grant him one week to look for Raila and Mvurya so that he could apologise to them. “I accept all the three offences since I want to be honest to the court, but I wish to look for them to apologise for doing what I will never repeat,” Mudzomba told the court. Prosecutor George Mungai asked the court to give him two weeks so that he could consult the complainants, who are Raila and Mvurya and get their P3 forms. “I am requesting the court to give the police two weeks for the complainants to be consulted and to bring the P3 forms,” Mungai said. The matter will be mentioned on October 14. Senators oppose suspension of Makueni, call for talks by Wanjohi Githae @wanjohigithae A senate committee yesterday ruled out dissolution of the Makueni County Assembly. Devolved governments committee chairman Kipchumba Murkomen (Elgeyo Marakwet) said his team will carry out a three-day inquiry into problems that have paralysed the county’s operations. “Any attempt to to suspend the county government would be rejected by the Senate,” he said.The three-day Senate committee inquiry will start on on October 14 and a final report pre- sented to the House for debate within a week..The committee’s position contracts that of the Council of Governors, which has supported calls to suspend the county government. “We are shocked by the position tak- en by the Council of Governors. They are even offering to collect signatures. The Senate is opposed to this move,” said Murkomen (pictured) . He said suspending the County government without exhausting all available arbitration tools may open floodgates for future suspensions of count governments on flimsy grounds. Committee member Beatrice Elachi said the problems bedeviling Makueni are not as big as those currently gripping Isiolo, Mandera and Marsabit counties. She called for dialogue among leaders. Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana is expected to appear before the Senate committee on October 14. The County Assembly and Controller of Budget will give their version of events at the county on October 15. The senators will give individuals and institutions a chance to be heard on October 16 before the committee retreats to prepare a report for tabling in the Senate. The Constitution allows the President to suspend a county during time of conflict or war. He may also suspend in “exceptional circumstances” on the recommendation of a commission of inquiry. A successful suspension calls for elections within 90 days. P30 Wednesday, October 1, 2014 / PEOPLE DAILY Sports Kenya Sevens squad list out today The 16 players to leave for training in South Africa ahead of Gold Coast Sevens slated for October 11 and 12 POINTERS